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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 303382303

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $4,900.00

Current Penalty: $4,900.00

Issuance Date: 02/14/2001

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 03/31/2001

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0418100

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	03/07/2001	$4,900.00	03/31/2001	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	02/14/2001	$4,900.00	02/27/2001	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: The hazard of falling from a road striping machine while working on an open platform at the rear of the machine. On 10/3/00, there were no chains, guardrails or seats with seat belts available for an employee while picking up cones from the center of the roadway. On or about 10/3/00, at worksite, a)Employee was exposed to hazard of falling from road striping machine while picking up cones from the center of the road and placing them on the east bound side of the road due to working on road striping machine which didn't provide chains, guardrails, or a seat with a seat belt to prevent employee from falling from moving vehicle. Note: Feasible and acceptable abatement measures, among others, to correct this hazard would be to install chains, guardrails, and/or seat with a safety belt to secure employee to vehicle. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED AT TIME OF ABATEMENT DATE

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